Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Ian Ball | I. Ball |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Craig Winterburn | C. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Peter Allman | P. Allman | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Sylvain Summerbell | S. Summerbell | |||||||||
| Luke Luzhny | L. Luzhny | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Mervin Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Omer Rufus | O. Rufus | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Andy Grant | A. Grant | |||||||||
| Trevor Fox | T. Fox | | 56 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Ben Moncur | B. Moncur | |||||||||
| Danny Newby | D. Newby | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Darren Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| James Youds | J. Youds | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 38 | | Wes Woodgate | W. Woodgate | |||||||||
| John Cadamarteri | J. Cadamarteri | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 36 | | Robert Mann | R. Mann | |||||||||
| Graham Wilson | G. Wilson | | 35 | M | | 9 | | M | 34 | | Ian Keegan | I. Keegan | |||||||||
| Paolo Wright-Phillips | P. Wright-Phillips | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Jason Kahn | J. Kahn | |||||||||
| Alun Gower | A. Gower | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Tim Hibbs | T. Hibbs | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 2,586 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Oxford United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Oxford United get the match underway!
3.36
0-0Ben Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Mcgovern. Darren Mcgovern threads the ball through to Tim Hibbs. Tim Hibbs shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.59
0-0Trevor Fox chips the ball to his team mate, Alun Gower. Alun Gower shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Craig Winterburn!
22.01
Luke Luzhny deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Cadamarteri. John Cadamarteri sees space and advances. John Cadamarteri lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Wright-Phillips. Paolo Wright-Phillips is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
24.52
Danny Newby takes it forward alone. Danny Newby goes all the way! Danny Newby tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
28.21
Darren Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Kahn. Jason Kahn whips in a cross ball towards Tim Hibbs. Tim Hibbs is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.11
Graham Wilson sees a break and surges forward. Graham Wilson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.40
Ian Keegan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Kahn. Jason Kahn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Ian Ball is on top of it.
45.00
0-0Danny Newby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Gower. Alun Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Grant.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Northampton Town kick off and get the second half underway!
57.00
Robert Mann takes it forward alone. Robert Mann finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
59.07
0-0Oxford United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Northampton Town's defence.
60.51
0-1Wes Woodgate sees a break and surges forward. Wes Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Tim Hibbs. Tim Hibbs flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.22
Robert Mann knocks the ball forward to Tim Hibbs. Tim Hibbs shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
73.11
0-1Tim Hibbs hacks Omer Rufus from behind! The referee calls over Tim Hibbs and shows him a yellow card! Omer Rufus stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.57
Peter Allman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Youds. James Youds sees a break and surges forward. James Youds shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
85.17
0-1John Cadamarteri passes the ball forward to Alun Gower. Alun Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Wright-Phillips but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Tim Hibbs 61 |